Communications Department External Information Services Civil Aviation Authority Aviation House Gatwick Airport South Gatwick RH6 0YR www.caa.co.uk Email: [email protected]3 October 2018 EIR Reference: E0003886 Dear Thank you for your recent request of 31 August 2018, for the release of information held by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Your request: ‘This morning between around 2am and 5am - don’t worry, I was already awake because of the arrivals screaming in - a light aircraft repeatedly flew over Chiddingstone heading in the direction of Gatwick. Can you please confirm if it was ‘trialling’ the planned route for RNN - presumably that will be conducted with CAA’s knowledge. Can you please also send us precise details of the proposed corridor of doom, I understand it was shown to NMB so it exists. I understand that the minimum join point to the ILS at night is 10nm; can you please tell me if any circumstances that would cause the trial to join anywhere other than 10 nm as that can ONLY be the most efficient in terms of reducing noise, fuel burn and CO2. I’m sure it’s a cut and shut like everything else that your cosy cartel operates to protect the aviation industry at any social, health or economic costs but can you please explain to me how the ‘benefits’ of the trial will be measured. Can you please also steer us towards examples of other airports that operate PBN on night arrivals so that we can find out what the impact has been - positive or negative - on health and well-being. If this is the first trial of its kind my assumption is that will be recorded as well; or is it the case that airports under CAA jurisdiction can act with impunity? Please explain that and feel free to dispel us of the belief that this is just another cynical ploy by the entirely bogus NMB to fluff up the sale price of Gatwick when GIP imminently cashes in its chips.’ Our response: Your request has been considered in line with the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and we are able to provide the following information.
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Communications Department External Information Services
Civil Aviation Authority
Aviation House Gatwick Airport South Gatwick RH6 0YR www.caa.co.uk
Dear Thank you for your recent request of 31 August 2018, for the release of information held by
the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Your request: ‘This morning between around 2am and 5am - don’t worry, I was already awake because of the arrivals screaming in - a light aircraft repeatedly flew over Chiddingstone heading in the direction of Gatwick. Can you please confirm if it was ‘trialling’ the planned route for RNN - presumably that will be conducted with CAA’s knowledge. Can you please also send us precise details of the proposed corridor of doom, I understand it was shown to NMB so it exists. I understand that the minimum join point to the ILS at night is 10nm; can you please tell me if any circumstances that would cause the trial to join anywhere other than 10 nm as that can ONLY be the most efficient in terms of reducing noise, fuel burn and CO2. I’m sure it’s a cut and shut like everything else that your cosy cartel operates to protect the aviation industry at any social, health or economic costs but can you please explain to me how the ‘benefits’ of the trial will be measured. Can you please also steer us towards examples of other airports that operate PBN on night arrivals so that we can find out what the impact has been - positive or negative - on health and well-being. If this is the first trial of its kind my assumption is that will be recorded as well; or is it the case that airports under CAA jurisdiction can act with impunity? Please explain that and feel free to dispel us of the belief that this is just another cynical ploy by the entirely bogus NMB to fluff up the sale price of Gatwick when GIP imminently cashes in its chips.’
Our response:
Your request has been considered in line with the provisions of the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 and we are able to provide the following information.
The CAA is not directly involved in the provision of Air Traffic Control Services nor is it responsible for monitoring or maintaining individual flight data on daily aircraft/helicopter movements. However, we understand that there were two nights of calibrator flights in your area conducting navigation aid calibration on 30 and 31 August 2018. These calibration flights were not in relation to the planned Reduced Night Noise Trial. While we appreciate that in the circumstance you describe aircraft noise can cause disturbance, such activity is vital to the safe operation of the UK’s aviation infrastructure. In relation to the proposed trial, earlier this year the CAA introduced its new airspace change process (CAP1616), which ensures greater transparency, community engagement and analysis for proposals to change the design of UK airspace. The detailed requirements of the process and the date it came into effect were aligned with the outcome of the Government's 2017 consultation on airspace and noise policy. Our new guidance explaining the regulatory process for changing airspace design including community engagement requirements can be found here. Please refer to pages 90-93 within CAP1616 for information specific to airspace trials. In accordance with CAP1616, the trial sponsor, Gatwick Airport Ltd (GAL), must specify a defined objective by submitting a Statement of Need to the CAA (Step 1A). This must include a trial plan, which is a clear explanation of:
• what the trial involves
• what the trial is aiming to investigate, prove or validate (i.e. a defined objective)
• before and after descriptions, where relevant
• what data and outcomes the trial sponsor needs in order to prove or otherwise that the trial has been a success
• how the sponsor has considered and assessed the likely noise impact of its proposal and how this will inform the level of stakeholder engagement required
• the confirmed start and end date. The change sponsor will also be required to complete a safety assessment that will be reviewed by the CAA.
We received a Statement of Need from GAL on 28 September 2018, this is can be found on our website at: https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Airspace/Airspace-change/Temporary-airspace-change-proposals-and-airspace-trials-currently-being-developed/. We have contacted GAL who have given their permission for us to release a PowerPoint presentation which was presented at NMB11 on 27 June 2018 on the Reduced Night Noise Trial. It must be stressed that the routes depicted on slide 19 are the ‘proposed preferred trial routes’ and therefore may be subject to change. Regarding your comments on the minimum Instrument Landing System (ILS) joining point, GAL’s Statement of Need confirms that current night-time noise abatement procedures relating to the ILS minimum joining point will not be changed for the trial. Further details of GAL’s planned Reduced Night Noise Trial can be found on Gatwick Airport’s Noise Management Board (NMB) website at: https://www.gatwickairport.com/business-community/aircraft-noise-airspace/noise-management-board/. There have not been any other PBN night noise trials in the UK, and any future trials would have to follow the trial requirements of CAP1616.
If you are not satisfied with how we have dealt with your request in the first instance you
should approach the CAA in writing at:- Caroline Chalk Head of External Information Services Civil Aviation Authority Aviation House Gatwick Airport South Gatwick RH6 0YR [email protected] The CAA has a formal internal review process for dealing with appeals or complaints in
connection with requests under the Environmental Information Regulations. The key steps
in this process are set in the attachment.
Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right to appeal against the decision by contacting the Information Commissioner at:- Information Commissioner’s Office
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
SK9 5AF
https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
If you wish to request further information from the CAA, please use the form on the CAA website at http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=24. Yours sincerely